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Infants are fully fascinated by faces, and by now, your baby can recognize those most familiar to him. So set aside the toys, and break out your family photo albums, or make your baby one of his own. Here's how to get started:

Pick up an inexpensive mini-album with plastic sleeves and load it up with snapshots of his favorite people: Mom, Dad, Grandma, siblings, cousins, friends, even images of other babies clipped from magazines. Stick to simple, clear pictures with only one or two faces in them and few background distractions.

Flip through the album as you would a board book, pointing out what you see and talking about the pictures. You can even make a collection of themed albums — for example, a photo album all about doggies or babies at the beach. Also try pinning up pictures at your baby's eye level, whether low on the refrigerator or near his crib or changing table, so he can spot friendly faces all around the house.

Or, go high-tech: Sit your baby on your lap in front of the computer and start clicking through your digital photos in a slide show — you probably have hundreds from just your baby's first few months of life alone! And if that game starts to disappoint (though it's highly unlikely), you can search online for pictures of flowers, trains, kittens, or anything your baby enjoys. On the go? Drop one of your homemade photo books in the diaper bag — or use your cell-phone camera as a portable album with an ever-changing collection of favorite faces.

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